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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 14:36:14 GMT -5
Thanx, Lily
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 14:28:39 GMT -5
I will be thrilled to be able to share such experience - cough-nothing-so-far-cough (it had been a day and a half since publishing but who is counting? Amazon says it takes them 48 hours to update since every sell... ) On the serious note, I'm sure I have to figure out how to begin with an aggressive marketing and such. I will appreciate any advice
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 14:17:38 GMT -5
Thank you, Lily! (I've fought for this picture bravely - three weeks of asking nicely, then nagging, then yelling, then not speaking, then asking nicely again, before my hubby came out with this one:D)
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 6:48:02 GMT -5
I liked that story. It has a nice flow There were some small things, like repetitions of the same word in "... Hoppy thought about it for a minute, looked around at all the strange things in the barnyard, and decided they would at least take a quick look around."or sometimes it was a little too wordy. For instance, in "... Hoppy and Floppy stopped what they were doing, only to find that a yellow furry cat had Squeak trapped against a wall with no way out..." I would drop the "no way out" as the previous "trapped" says it all. Such some things that can be just a matter of opinion. Loved the story
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 5:43:54 GMT -5
I know that one, he used to invade out backyard when we lived in Cali I love the flow of this piece
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 5:41:27 GMT -5
Wow, Amy, I'm stunned. I never knew you were into poetry (ok ok, I realize that I have some catching up to do in this critique forum)
I love it! It begs to be put on music. I would love it metal or not-a-really-hard-rock. Reminds me of Guns N' Roses lyrics (say in Locomotive). Amy, you damn too talented!
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 1:41:24 GMT -5
I read somewhere once that you need to know all of the rules before you are allowed to break them... I love this quote Completely agree
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 1:36:39 GMT -5
of pre-Columbian North America. released on Amazon Kindle and Smashwords:) www.amazon.com/The-Cahokian-ebook/dp/B005D6OEE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1311056148&sr=1-1www.smashwords.com/books/view/74306“The Cahokian” is a historical novel, based on the final years of one of the largest North American Empires, dramatizing a clash between two different cultures (yep, there were empires on that continent, surprise ) The chief warlord of Cahokia - a magnificent center of the Mississippians - is embroiled in a dangerous political conspiracy. An attempt to escape the consequences brings him northwards, up the O-hi-o River and into the lands of the powerful League of the Iroquois, where his life takes an unexpected turn.
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 1:12:54 GMT -5
Congrats, Richard I love the cover too, and the premise is extremely interesting. Good Luck!
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 1:08:35 GMT -5
Btw, my hubby, a hardcore high-tech man, had a surge of panic when he rushed to buy my book on the Smashwords, to be the first , and discovered how easily it can be downloaded into his compy to be simply copy-pasted after you buy it. So now he is all for Kindle and against Smash, saying I should be broadcasting only the Amazon link, as it can't be stolen as simply, being useful only for a particular reading device. What do you think?
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 1:03:01 GMT -5
I uploaded my out-of-contract titles to both Smashwords and Kindle. The formatting can be a challenge until you get the hang of it. But it really is doable. I found Smashwords easier. Yay, I'm on the both now too <com'on guys, the first round of drinks on me> Standing there and wondering 'what's now?' Do you have hot tips for some sort of an aggressive marketing? I'm such a newbie to all this...
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Post by zoe on Jul 19, 2011 0:56:31 GMT -5
they recommend what they call a "nuclear method". You just copy-paste your document into a notepad, then pasting it back into a new word doc. This way you get rid of anything unnecessary like headers and footers and styles. It worked a magic for me (a total newbie for anything technical ) The Smash style guide is really REALLY detailed
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Post by zoe on Jul 18, 2011 0:58:05 GMT -5
Thank you, Lily!!! Btw, it WAS as smooth and easy as you said. But Amazon baffles me. I gave up yesterday night. So many steps and so much frighteningly tough worded agreements to accept. Try again this morning
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Post by zoe on Jul 17, 2011 15:45:37 GMT -5
Just downloaded to Smashwords <and so ridiculously excited about it> and yep, there are ISBN aplenty;)
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Post by zoe on Jul 15, 2011 3:22:56 GMT -5
I'm with the full-of-action start too :-) I agree that the backstory can be filled in gradually later on.
It happened with my current MS. I was told that it began too slowly, too descriptively. So I ended up with starting it from the chapter 5 and filling in the gaps from the pprevious 4 chapters as flashbacks here and there. Action rules :-P
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